korean bleach by Elisha Gabb
google says that if you have brown skin and you want to turn it white then you can buy...
February Diary by Sue Wallace-Shaddad
On my way back from Cornwall at the beginning of the month, I stopped off in Bath to visit that...
A Love Letter to My Favourite Childhood Book
As this is the month of love, I have been inspired to write a sweet love letter to my favourite...
February Musings by Sue Wallace-Shaddad
At the very end of last month, I attended a workshop on poem titles run by Sue Burge. This gave...
February is the month of love – What books are you treasuring this month?
The love of An enjoyable book can have a lasting effect on our lives. These may stem from childhood memories...
January Diary by Sue Wallace-Shaddad
It is two weeks since I got back from my family visit to Sudan. I find that I have written...
Meet our 2023 poet-in-residence, Rachel Piercey
I am thrilled to bits to be the next poet-in-residence at Cyprus Well, walking in the footsteps of one of...
Memories of Charles Causley, by David Werran
On a bitterly cold and snowy day in February 1947 my family relocated back to Launceston from London. I was...
New Year, New Book: 5 Books to Start Your New Year’s Off Right With
The New Year signals a time of renewal and restarting. There is no better time than now to refresh our...
January Musings by Sue Wallace-Shaddad
Christmas and New Year are now long gone and daylight is getting longer – always a hopeful sign that we...
10 Literary New Year’s Resolutions for 2023
As a new year enters, people are inevitably left questioning what their resolution should be for the upcoming year. While...
Ten After Five (a sequel to Causley’s ‘At Nine of the Night’) by Lauren Bilsborough
An exclusive Christmas poem for The Maker, written by our chief editor Lauren. Merry Christmas, all! Ten after five...











